UCLA Lecturer Predicted Outcome of Paris Manhunt
The day after the mass slaughter at a Paris satirical magazine last week — while a manhunt continued for the two shooters — Visiting Political Science lecturer Jeffrey Simon told […]
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Barreto is new PoliSci, Chicana/o Studies Professor
/in NewsFollowing last year’s search to fill a joint faculty appointment with UCLA’s César A. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies, Prof. MATT A. BARRETO (pictured in a 2012 public television interview), […]
Prof. Chwe Blogs on Game Theory and Sexual Assault
/in NewsMoving from “Sense and Sensibility” and other Jane Austen novels, as they relate to “game theory” (see earlier book profile, here. Prof. Michael Chwe recently asked readers of the “Making Sen$e” […]
“Supermajority Rule” Author at Marschak Jan. 8 Event
/in NewsAre “supermajority” requirements for passage simply a “more” democratic way to govern? Do they perhaps create an almost insurmountable bias towards the status quo, against positive change? These questions and […]
After the break: PoliSci Workshops Begin Again
/in NewsIn addition to a continuation of ongoing Comparative Politics, Political Theory, and International Relations presentations after the winter break — Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (REP) workshops begin in late January, […]
Prof. Rocco’s Book Views “ins-and-outs” of Latino Status
/in NewsCan expectations of increasing political power (through greater numbers) result in Latinos — as a group — ever realizing “full, equal, and just inclusion” in American society or will a […]
PoliSci Major’s Media Reactions to Obama’s Action
/in NewsPresident Obama’s announcement last week regarding plans to invoke executive action shielding millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation drew mixed reactions from throughout the country. For one, National Public Radio […]
Political Science IS Hiring; Recruitment Talks Continue
/in NewsFrom the Department Chair’s recent e-newsletter we learn that, following this year’s addition of three new professors, Political Science faculty recruitment continues for two tenure-track positions (one in Comparative Politics; […]
UPDATE: Prof. Rogers Interviewed on “Ferguson” Journal Issue
/in News[Note: Prof. Melvin Rogers was interviewed in a podcast about the special “Ferguson” issue of “Theory & Event” by Johns Hopkins Press. Listen here.] In real-time — as a grand […]
Political Scientists’ Research Can be Sweet?
/in NewsResearch projects by students studying Political Science at UCLA can be intriguing, perplexing, multilayered, and even contradictory — but “sweet”? PoliSci major and Daily Bruin contributor Joshua Scherer has made […]
